Jonah Peretti - 11 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD)

Reporting relationship: President of BuzzFeed AI, Director
Issuer ticker: BZFD
Reported as of: 11 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 12 Aug 2026, 17:48:41 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 28 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Fatima Santos, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti

Key filing fact

Jonah Peretti filed Form 4 for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) on 12 Aug 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Jonah Peretti's Form 4 filing for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 12 Aug 2026, 17:48.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 28 May 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001886657 Primary reporting owner

Peretti Jonah

Relationship: President of BuzzFeed AI, Director
Address: C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 50 W. 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Fatima Santos, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti
Signature date: 12 Aug 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +6,363
Change %: +30%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 27,357
Date: 11 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -2,621
Change %: -9.6%
Price: $1.13^*
Shares after: 24,736
Date: 11 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

BZFD holding

Class A Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 1,309,354
Date: 11 Aug 2026
Ownership: By Jonah Peretti, LLC
Footnotes: F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

BZFD transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -6,363
Change %: -12%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 44,545
Date: 11 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 6,363
Exercise price
Footnotes: F4, F5, F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

These shares of Class A common stock reflect the settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") on August 11, 2026. Each RSU is convertible into a share of Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

Footnote F2

Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to the settlement of the RSUs previously awarded to the Reporting Person to which footnote (1) refers.

Footnote F3

These shares are owned directly by Jonah Peretti, LLC and indirectly by Jonah Peretti as the managing member of Jonah Peretti, LLC.

Footnote F4

Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock, subject to the Reporting Person's continued status as a service provider to the Issuer.

Footnote F5

6,363 RSUs settled on the transaction date. The remaining 44,545 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award quarterly in equal installments on the 1st of November, February, May and August thereafter.

Footnote F6

These RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled prior to the vesting date.